Re: Depmod errors on 2.6.17.4/2.6.18-rc1/2.6.18-rc1-mm1

["Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@gmail.com>]

Matt Reuther wrote:
> Quoting "Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@gmail.com>:
> 
>> Matt Reuther wrote:
>>> The following errors show up on 'make modules_install' for the
>>> 2.6.18-rc1-mm1
>>> kernel. The snd-miro ones have actually been there since at least
>>> 2.6.17.4,
>>> and they show up in 2.6.18-rc1 as well.
>>
>>> WARNING:
>>> /lib/modules/2.6.18-rc1-mm1/kernel/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.ko
>>> needs unknown symbol fb_unregister_client
>>> WARNING:
>>> /lib/modules/2.6.18-rc1-mm1/kernel/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.ko
>>> needs unknown symbol fb_register_client
>>>
>>
>> CONFIG_FB=n, CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE=m should not be possible in
>> 2.6.18-rc1-mm1 and 2.6.18-rc1.  Can you run kconfig again?
>>
>> Tony
> 
> I am not at the computer right now, but I will try later.
> 
> Here is how I got config-2.6.18-rc1-mm1. I copied this config from
> 2.6.18-rc1, which I had created with 'make menuconfig'. I ran 'make
> oldconfig' on the config-2.6.18-rc1 and answered the new questions to
> generate config-2.6.18-rc1-mm1. I compiled it from there. Does 'make
> oldconfig' not work properly anymore?

I really don't know.  I have received several bug reports where the
main cause was that a kconfig option changed after upgrading kernels.

I tested with make menuconfig, and it's not possible to set lcd/backlight
options if CONFIG_FB is not set.

Tony